Interview Emmy Laybourne (en anglais)
I think the seed of the Monument 14 series comes from two of my great loves: survivalist planning and superstores! I love to wander the aisles of superstores, checking out the goods and seeing how I would set up camp in the store, if I had to.
And I’ve always enjoyed “worst case scenario” thinking. It’s the worrier in me, but I’m always thinking of how I will save my kids lives if we’re in some terrible crisis...I put those together and there was the central idea of Monument 14 -- fourteen kids stranded in a superstore while civilization collapses.
Where are you working ?
Is Monument 14 your first story?
How long does it take to write your book ?
Do you think looking like one of the children stuck in the supermarket ?
I think that I would most resemble Dean and Alex. To tell the truth, I sort of think of those two as my sons!
Would you like to live what the characters live in the supermarket? Was this a plan before writing your story or not ?
I would never want to live through what my characters live through - and I hope none of us ever have to!
Are you writing books specially for young adults or are you also writing books for young children or adults ?
I am only writing for Young Adults right now. I do have ideas for a series for younger kids, but right now, it's enough for me to write one YA book a year.
Do you have a specific writing technique that you use when you write?
I work from a detailed outline. Each day, as I finish work for the day, I read about the scene I'll be working on the next day. That way, as I go about my family life in the afternoon, and get ready for bed in the evening, the scene is playing out in the back of my mind. When I get to my office in the morning, the scene is almost always ready to be written !